I reported on Sunday about last weekend’s protest in Berlin against the German government’s coronavirus restrictions. The five Corona-related videos below provide a follow-up to that post.
Many thanks to MissPiggy and Hellequin GB for the translations, and to Vlad Tepes and RAIR Foundation for the subtitling.
A police officer is interviewed about the protocol for using water cannons against the demonstrators (translation by MissPiggy):
A lawyer attempts to intervene to represent people who are being arrested, but is rebuffed by police (translation by Hellequin GB):
The Corona-brainwashing of first-grade pupils in Germany (translation by MissPiggy):
Carsten Hütter, deputy treasurer of the AfD (Alternative für Deutschland, Alternative for Germany), is interviewed at the demo in Berlin (translation by Hellequin GB):
Health Minister Jens Spahn is mobbed and forced to flee from irate citizens. Context:
Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said he is confident that a vaccine for the coronavirus will be ready next year. He earlier urged everyone to stay vigilant amid an uptick in Covid-19 cases. Spahn refused to state a specific month when a vaccine would be ready… (source)
(Translation by MissPiggy):
Video transcript #1:
| 00:00 | I see water cannons over there. Under what circumstances are they used? | |
| 00:08 | When the situation becomes non-peaceful here, the police may use water cannons. | |
| 00:13 | According to the proper prerequisites of course. —OK. | |
| 00:16 | And what are the proper prerequisites? As you are aware, there are no requirements | |
| 00:20 | for masks during the demonstration. That was the court’s verdict. | |
| 00:24 | As long as the social distancing rule is observed, there isn’t a mask requirement. | |
| 00:27 | The water cannons wouldn’t be used for disregarding the mask requirement. —OK. | |
| 00:31 | How about if the social distancing rule isn’t observed? With such a large group | |
| 00:35 | of people it is fairly difficult. Would the water cannons be used in that case? | |
| 00:40 | I don’t think water cannons would be used on people just for not observing | |
| 00:44 | the social distancing rule. For any further questions, I would direct you to [?]. | |
| 00:47 | That’s fine. I thank you for the information. Thank you. | |
| 00:52 | Super. Thank you. —Bye. | |
| 00:58 | From what news organization are you from? —We are from KenFM. |
Video transcript #2:
| 00:50 | I’m LIVE, I’m LIVE | |
| 00:57 | I am LIVE… I am LIVE | |
| 01:02 | I’m a lawyer. I’ve seen what happened. —GOOD. —I’ve seen how the woman was injured. | |
| 01:07 | I’m a witness… I’m a witness | |
| 01:10 | There, that’s my address. —Certainly, thanks. You’re fascists [towards the police]. | |
| 01:16 | TRAITORS! WE ARE THE PEOPLE! | |
| 01:21 | You are supposed to protect US! [unintelligible] | |
| 01:25 | You’re a thousand times worse than all the NAZIS [towards the police]. WE ARE LIVE | |
| 01:31 | the world is watching | |
| 01:35 | You are LIVE? … Unbelievable … Great. | |
| 01:38 | I’ve heard of this before. You should shame yourselves in the ground [towards the police]. | |
| 01:41 | If something happened to this woman… “YES?” Were the woman to sustain any damage, | |
| 01:46 | then we can lay charges against the police. You can see their numbers; maybe you should record | |
| 01:50 | their badge numbers. —Yes, yes… —Those are their badge numbers. | |
| 01:57 | This is securing evidence. | |
| 02:10 | Yes, just go there and help her [towards the lawyer]. | |
| 02:20 | [Lawyer] they [police] didn’t let me through to her, even though I wanted to represent her. | |
| 02:24 | Aha… —Even in jail I will get a visitation card to see a “client”, | |
| 02:30 | and to obtain a power of attorney. —Here, I don’t even get the chance to speak to the woman. | |
| 02:35 | [towards the police] Give this lawyer access to the woman! | |
| 02:38 | Please! I beg you. | |
| 02:41 | [Cop] You know the game, after we’re done with those measures, you’ll have the right to visit. | |
| 02:44 | Please, I beg you… [unintelligible] Yes, but you’ll have to wait there, too. | |
| 02:47 | [Cop] Please go towards… WE ARE LIVE | |
| 02:51 | WE ARE LIVE … YES | |
| 02:54 | We don’t want any violence. | |
| 02:57 | We would like peaceful police. | |
| 03:02 | [towards the police] Your own families will be ashamed of you. | |
| 03:05 | Women and children, right, (those you can attack and pester). | |
| 03:08 | It’s a shame… | |
| 03:15 | [Indistinct police announcement] | |
| 03:20 | Listen, listen… what kind of fascist state do we have here? | |
| 03:26 | We are live… we are live… We are watched worldwide. | |
| 03:31 | When you look into the mirror, what do you see? You have children at home? | |
| 03:35 | Yes! —And you can still look them quietly into the eyes? | |
| 03:39 | [Unintelligible] | |
| 03:43 | Remember 1989… | |
| 03:50 | 1989… | |
| 03:56 | We make use of our right to demonstrate, | |
| 04:01 | and you try to stop us. | |
| 04:08 | This is such a big mess here. | |
| 04:15 | We pay your salaries. We PAY you! | |
| 04:19 | We PAY you. | |
| 04:22 | Shame on you. | |
| 04:25 | You’ll soon be without jobs, boys [towards the police]. |
Video transcript #3:
| 00:00 | So, this is what my child is being taught in school. In the first grade. | |
| 00:04 | The AHA rules. | |
| 00:08 | A for Abstand [distancing]. H for Hygiene and A for Altagsmaske [daily mask]. | |
| 00:13 | Now, this is what Lena had to cut out and place correctly. | |
| 00:18 | In the “right” and “wrong” columns. Here under “Stay Healthy”. | |
| 00:21 | What is “right”? Mask, distancing, and washing hands. | |
| 00:26 | And what is “wrong”? Look at that smiley. Playing together, whispering, and singing. | |
| 00:35 | All of this is “wrong”, because that’s how you get sick. | |
| 00:39 | That’s what I refer to as “childhood”, and now it’s “wrong” here. I could cry. |
Video transcript #4:
| 00:03 | With me is Carsten Hütter, deputy treasurer of the federal AfD, | |
| 00:07 | and member of the Saxony state parliament. Mr. Hütter , what made you come to Berlin? | |
| 00:11 | Well, I’d say these demonstrations that we have today in Berlin are a MUST. | |
| 00:15 | The variety of people demonstrating here today. | |
| 00:20 | It was a matter close to my heart to come here today. | |
| 00:24 | What would you basically say about statements such as those made by the Senator for the Interior? | |
| 00:27 | To step down would be the best. There’s nothing more to say about that. | |
| 00:31 | As you said, it’s a cross-section of society. It is definitely said by interested parties, | |
| 00:36 | that a “certain type” of people are here. Do you see this in the same light? | |
| 00:40 | I’ve got to say truthfully that the people who are here today | |
| 00:43 | come from all parts of the political spectrum that we know of. | |
| 00:47 | It’s about our Constitution; it’s about human rights; | |
| 00:50 | it’s about the rights of our citizens, And, with this, everything is said. | |
| 00:54 | Technically, this has nothing to do with a political agenda. | |
| 01:00 | It’s about our Constitution, and the AfD is the Party of the Constitution, | |
| 01:04 | and that’s why it is a MUST to be here today. |
Video transcript #5:
| 00:00 | The German Health Minister Spahn to visit the city of Wuppertal | |
| 00:03 | Mr. Spahn will answer citizen’s questions at 4:30 P.M. for 1 hour on the Johannes Rau Square. | |
| 00:13 | So I’m here, not more than a few feet away. Oh, what a fitting reception! | |
| 00:24 | You dirty swine! | |
| 00:31 | Mass murderer! | |
| 00:35 | Get out of here, Spahn! Get out of here! | |
| 00:38 | Spahn’s gotta go! Spahn’s gotta go! | |
| 00:47 | Child tormentor! Child tormentor! | |
| 00:53 | Lying press! Lying press ! We want our basic rights! | |
| 01:08 | You’re hypocrites! You’re all a bunch of hypocrites! —Not with our children! | |
| 01:13 | You’re a bunch dirty hypocrites! | |
| 01:23 | Hypocrites! You’re all a bunch of dirty hypocrites! | |
| 01:28 | Yuck! Yuck! Yuck! —Go to hell! | |
| 01:39 | What are you talking about? —What ARE YOU talking about?! Piss off! | |
| 01:44 | —Can you still get air? Can you still get air? —Stuff like that just isn’t true! | |
| 01:47 | —Catch your breath. Get some air. Breathe some fresh air. | |
| 01:58 | Mass murderer! Mass murderer! | |
| 02:04 | Mass murderer! | |
| 02:13 | Not by the neck! Hey people, you don’t have to drag her by the neck! Huh? | |
| 02:21 | So, you don’t have to hurt her. —Nope. —That’s really not necessary. | |
| 02:27 | You can also do it underneath her arms. You don’t need to drag her by the neck, y’know? | |
| 02:35 | Stop torturing our children! Stop torturing our children! | |
| 02:38 | We won’t be coerced! We won’t be coerced into doing anything! | |
| 02:42 | We won’t be coerced! | |
| 02:46 | Now get out of Wuppertal! AND DON’T COME BACK! Get out! Get out! | |
| 03:01 | There’s a camera; are you filming? —I’ve got it all! —Wonderful! Thank you! | |
| 03:08 | Too bad I didn’t have breakfast. | |
| 03:18 | That’s just despicable! | |
| 03:26 | I have a question: are you allowed to hurt that woman like that? —Yes, I’m allowed. | |
| 03:31 | It is called direct force. —Yes, but it looks awful. —It was announced several times. | |
| 03:35 | I announced it a third, fourth and fifth time. I said it four or five times. | |
| 03:38 | But dragging the woman by her neck? Honestly, I have to say | |
| 03:41 | that appalls me. —It’s your problem if you are appalled. You’re allowed to be, you’re entitled to. | |
| 03:45 | Well, I am. The way you dragged that woman by the neck. | |
| 03:50 | That’s really violent. It can be done another way. | |
| 03:54 | Opposition to Jens Spahn in Wuppertal | |
| 03:57 | Just put them all in jail already! | |
| 04:00 | Spahn the piglet. | |
| 04:06 | Spahn appearance: Volume hardly allowed conversations | |
| 04:10 | Daniel Funke [publishing lobbyist] and husband Jens Spahn | |
| 04:13 | just bought themselves a luxury villa (€4 million). |